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Royal Norwegian Navy / Sjøforsvaret Kobben class (Type 207) Submarine (undervannsbåt) |
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S 315 HNoMS Kaura | S 316 HNoMS Kinn | S 317 HNoMS Kya | S 318 HNoMS Kobben | S 319 HNoMS Kunna S 300 HNoMS Ula | S 301 HNoMS Utsira | S 302 HNoMS Utstein | S 303 HNoMS Utvaer | S 304 HNoMS Uthaug S 305 HNoMS Sklinna | S 306 HNoMS Skolpen | S 307 HNoMS Stadt | S 308 HNoMS Stord | S 309 HNoMS Svenner |
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Builder: Nordseewerke Emden GmbH, Emden, Germany Length: 47,2 meters (155 feet) Beam: 4,7 meters (15 ft) Draft: 3,8 meters (12 ft) Displacement: 435 tons (surfaced) / 485 tons (submerged) Speed: 10 knots (18 km/h) surfaced / 17 knots (31 km/h) submerged Range: 4200 NMI (7800 km) at 8 knots (15 km/h) Complement: 24 Propulsion: Diesel-Electric 2 x MTU 1100 hp (820 kW) diesel engines 1 x 1700 hp (1300 kW) electric motor 1 shaft / 1 propeller
Systems: Kelvin Hughes 1007 radar sonar |
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The Kobben class (also known as Type
207) is a customized version of the German Type 205 submarine.
Fifteen vessels of this class were built for use by the Royal
Norwegian Navy in the 1960s. The class later saw service with
Denmark and Poland. The boats have since been withdrawn from service
in the Norwegian and Danish Navy. The Polish Navy still operates
four Kobben-class submarines, as of 2016. Along with the rest of the Royal Norwegian Navy, the submarine fleet was to be modernized according to the Fleet plan of 1960. After the war, Norway needed a navy more suited for coastal operations rather than large, seagoing vessels. This made the choice of a new type of submarines rather slim, not many NATO submarines being suited for this type of operations. A German Type 201 submarine was lent to the Royal Norwegian Navy for evaluation and adaptation. The result was the Type 207, of which 15 vessels were delivered to Norway in the period 1964-67. All Kobben-class submarines were built by Rheinstahl Nordseewerke GmbH in Emden. Between 1985-93, six boats were lengthened by 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and modernized, most notably with new sonar equipment. During that period, four others were sold to the Royal Danish Navy (known there as the Tumleren class), three operational (modernized) and one for spare parts. HDMS Sælen served in the 2003 invasion of Iraq from May 2002 until June 2003. In 2001, the Kobben class was completely phased out in Norwegian service, replaced by the newer Ula class. Five modernized vessels were given to the Polish Navy, four as operational units and one for spare parts. Before they were transferred, the Polish crews were trained and the boats were overhauled. During 2004, all of the operational Danish boats (Tumleren, Sælen and Springeren) were decommissioned. They were mothballed as of 2005, waiting to be scrapped or transferred to another nation. wikipedia NOTE: In Norwegian, Royal Norwegian Navy vessels are given the prefix "KNM", short for Kongelige Norske Marine (Royal Norwegian Ship) - or in English 'HNoMS' for His Norwegian Majesty's Submarine |
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 S 302 KNM Utstein S 302 KNM Utstein  S 304 KNM Uthaug  S 306 KNM Skolpen  S 306 KNM Skolpen  S 308 KNM Stord  S 309 KNM Svenner  S 309 KNM Svenner |
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